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The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: revised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as love the truth, and desire to know the power of godliness. By H.H.The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for William Welby, 1612London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for VVilliam VVelby, 1612
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This is needful for men to know, that they learn to hate superstition and heresy, and to root it out, least whilst with Saul they spare wicked Agag, they persecute righteous David.
This is needfull for men to knowe, that they learne to hate superstition and heresie, and to roote it out, least whilest with Saul they spare wicked Agag, they persecute righteous Dauid.
If a man hate false religion, he shall never be infected with it: for if they be persuaded that it will hurt them, then they will keep themselves far from it. A man when he seeth a toad, or any other hurtful beast, he will be sure to keep him far from it: neither will we ever receive for meat that we know to be poison: so if we believe that Popery and Heresy are poison, then we will not receive them.
If a man hate false religion, hee shall neuer be infected with it: for if they be perswaded that it will hurt them, then they will keepe themselues far from it. A man when hee seeth a toade, or any other hurtfull beast, he will be sure to keepe him farre from it: neither will we euer receiue for meate that we know to be poyson: so if wee beleeue that Poperie and Heresie are poyson, then we will not receiue them.
But if men think favourably of Heretics, and call them honest men, and well dealing ⟨p. 489⟩men, then it is very easy to entangle such a one.
But if men thinke fauorably of Heretikes, and call them honest men, and well dealing ⟨p. 489⟩